![]() The system was crewed by five personnel and two machine guns were added for self-defense. This tank carried the awesome tank-killing 88mm main gun and had four-inch armor at its thickest. Henschel/Porsche Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger Officially designated Panzerkampfwagen VI Sd.Kfz 182, the King Tiger entered service in 1944. It was first used in combat during the Normandy campaign on 11 July 1944. The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless tank destroyer. It was armed with the long barreled 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun. The tank weighed almost seventy metric tons, and was protected by 100 to 180 mm (3.9 to 7.1 in) of armor to the front. The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armor with the armor sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for "Bengal tiger"), often mistranslated literally as King Tiger or Royal Tiger by Allied soldiers. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. Henschel/Porsche Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger Diecast Model Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available.Įaglemoss 1:72 Modern Combat Vehicles CV0023 We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger 1:72 Diecast Model - Eaglemoss EG-CV0023 - $11.95
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